What is recorded here

Wedge tomb in Letternoosh is a ruined gallery of four stones set in cutaway bog on a ridge summit in County Galway. Its displaced roofstone still leans against the taller western stones, marking the eastern entrance of a chamber once narrow enough for one person to crawl through. The bog has taken most of the build, but the surviving stones keep the shape of a small chamber that may have held dead people, offerings or memories before the land closed over it.

In cutaway bog on a ridge summit. The monument consists of a gallery (L 1.8m, Wth 1m) aligned E-W and formed of four stones. Two further stones, probably outer walling, are exposed to S. A displaced roofstone rests against the two taller W stones. Remains are probably those of a wedge-tomb. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Wedge tomb, dating to the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (c. 2500–1000 BC). Its construction and orientation are typical of wedge tombs found in the Atlantic region of Ireland, reflecting early funerary and ritual practices.

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